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| ascidium |
a saclike or pitcherlike part of a plant, such as the leaf of the bladderwort or pitcher plant. |
| balk |
in baseball, an unpermitted, usu. deceptive, motion by a pitcher with one or more runners on base. [1/7 definitions] |
| catcher |
in baseball, the player who squats behind the batter at home plate and catches balls thrown by the pitcher. [1/2 definitions] |
| designated hitter |
in the American League in baseball, a team member chosen at the beginning of a game to bat in place of the pitcher. |
| DH |
abbreviation of "designated hitter," in the American League in baseball, a team member chosen at the beginning of a game to bat in place of the pitcher. |
| ewer |
a vaselike, wide-mouthed pitcher or jug. |
| mound |
in baseball, a slightly raised hard-packed hill of dirt from which the pitcher throws. [1/6 definitions] |
| no-hitter |
a baseball game in which a pitcher does not let the opposing team score any hits. |
| open-mouthed |
of a jar or pitcher, having a wide mouth. [1/4 definitions] |
| pitch1 |
of the pitcher in baseball or softball, to throw (a ball) toward the batter. [5/23 definitions] |
| relief pitcher |
in baseball, a pitcher brought into a game to relieve another pitcher, often at a crucial moment. [2 definitions] |
| southpaw |
(informal) one who is left-handed, esp. a baseball pitcher. [1/2 definitions] |
| spitball |
an illegal pitch in baseball in which the pitcher causes the ball to curve or spin by rubbing it with saliva. [1/2 definitions] |
| squeeze play |
in baseball, a play in which a runner on third base starts for home plate when the pitcher releases the ball, and the batter tries to bunt. [1/2 definitions] |
| steal |
in baseball, to run safely to (another base) while the pitcher is throwing to the batter. [1/9 definitions] |
| strikeout |
in baseball, an out made by a batter who incurs three strikes, or an out credited to a pitcher who causes a batter to strike out. |
| trumpet |
any of various pitcher plants of the southeastern United States having thin, upright, hollow leaves. [1/9 definitions] |
| washstand |
a movable table or cabinet used to hold a pitcher and basin for washing the hands and face. [1/2 definitions] |
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